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T-cadherin attenuates insulin-dependent signalling, eNOS activation, and angiogenesis in vascular endothelial cells

Philippova, Maria and Joshi, Manjunath B. and Pfaff, Dennis and Kyriakakis, Emmanouil and Maslova, Kseniya and Erne, Paul and Resink, Thérèse J.. (2012) T-cadherin attenuates insulin-dependent signalling, eNOS activation, and angiogenesis in vascular endothelial cells. Cardiovascular Research, Vol. 93, H. 3. pp. 498-507.

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Abstract

T-cadherin (T-cad) is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored cadherin family member. Experimental, clinical, and genomic studies suggest a role for T-cad in vascular disorders such as atherosclerosis and hypertension, which are associated with endothelial dysfunction and insulin resistance (InsRes). In endothelial cells (EC), T-cad and insulin activate similar signalling pathways [e.g. PI3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)] and processes (e.g. angiogenesis). We hypothesize that T-cad is a regulatory component of insulin signalling in EC and therefore a determinant of the development of endothelial InsRes.; We investigated T-cad-dependent effects on insulin sensitivity using human EC stably transduced with respect to T-cad overexpression or T-cad silencing. Responsiveness to insulin was examined at the level of effectors of the insulin signalling cascade, EC nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activation, and angiogenic behaviour. Overexpression and ligation of T-cad on EC attenuates insulin-dependent activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling axis, eNOS, EC migration, and angiogenesis. Conversely, T-cad silencing enhances these actions of insulin. Attenuation of EC responsiveness to insulin results from T-cad-mediated chronic activation of the Akt/mTOR-dependent negative feedback loop of the insulin cascade and enhanced degradation of the insulin receptor (IR) substrate. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments revealed an association between T-cad and IR. Filipin abrogated inhibitory effects of T-cad on insulin signalling, demonstrating localization of T-cad-insulin cross-talk to lipid raft plasma membrane domains. Hyperinsulinaemia up-regulates T-cad mRNA and protein levels in EC.; T-cad expression modulates signalling and functional responses of EC to insulin. We have identified a novel signalling mechanism regulating insulin function in the endothelium and attribute a role for T-cad up-regulation in the pathogenesis of endothelial InsRes.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Further Research Groups at DBM > Signal Transduction (Resink/Erne)
UniBasel Contributors:Resink, Thérèse J. and Erne, Paul
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Oxford University Press
ISSN:0008-6363
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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